The College of Science is proud of the accomplishments of the 2021 Teaching and Advising Award winners including BIO5 faculty Drs. Martha Bhattacharya, Hamish Christie, and Roger Miesfeld.

Seven undergraduates will be recognized with four university-wide awards for their service to the community, academic accomplishments and perseverance.

Dr. Roger Miesfeld and researchers in his lab, have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching, opening the possibility of developing new drugs that could act as birth control for mosquito populations.

The I-Squared event included a showcase of several of the top startups, inventions and inventors from across the UA. One of which was Regulonix, a startup aimed at creating non-opioid drugs for chronic pain, invented by Dr. Rajesh Khanna, BIO5 member, Dr.

Two years after its debut, UA Online is on target to meet goals established by the Arizona Board of Regents. Longtime biochemistry professor and BIO5 member Dr. Roger Miesfeld says teaching online has made his in-class instruction even better.

The University of Arizona’s department of chemistry and biochemistry has long been a research powerhouse and is now a leading producer of intellectual property. Dr. Roger Miesfeld, head of the department and member of the BIO5 Institute, attributes their